Lockheed Martin Delivers All-new Long Range Ground-based Missile System to US Army

Lockheed Martin delivered the first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) battery, also known as the Typhon Weapon System, to the United States Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office (RCCTO).
Lockheed Martin scaled its Aegis Command and Control functions and the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System to quickly meet Army long-range fires needs. The all-new weapon provides a surface-to-surface missile system much like the Iskandar missile system of Russia.
Leveraging existing missile and launcher systems maintains commonality with other critical Army and joint service programs with the Navy, Air Force and Marines and enables the Army to accelerate fielding, a Lockheed Martin release said today.
Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin general manager and vice president said that his company leverage dtechnologies across ships, launchers and combat systems programs to design, develop, integrate and quickly deliver a solution to meet the US Army’s mission requirements. "We created new capabilities through integration of existing and evolving technology," he said.
“The MRC rapidly progressed from a blank piece of paper in July 2020, to the Soldiers’ hands in just over two years. The RCCTO team, as well as our joint service and industry partners, delivered this hardware so soldiers can begin training as quickly as possible,” said Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, Director of the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO).
MRC is the latest mission capability Lockheed Martin developed for RCCTO to help the Army transform into a more agile, multi-domain force.
It provides a combined operational capability to address specific threats to penetrate, dis-integrate, and exploit targets critical to the joint fight.